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Discovery of novel biomarkers in peripheral arterial disease/metabolic syndrome

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type 2 diabetes and peripheral arterial disease
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Registration Number
ISRCTN46806801
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Dundee (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

For Phase 1 study subjects with PAD and type 2 diabetes will be included. PAD will be defined as patients with classical symptoms of intermittent claudication plus an Ankle brachial Blood Pressure Index (ABPI) of <0.9, the accepted cut off level for such a diagnosis.

For Phase 2 study patients with short distance claudication (<200 yards) will be selected for the walking study, as their walking distances are more reproducible (i.e. using the standardized Gardner walking treadmill protocol no more than 25% variation from 2 consecutive treadmill tests performed at least a week apart during the screening period). Patients for this second study will be type 2 diabetic patients not receiving insulin.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Contraindication to thiazolidinedione group of drugs
2. Subjects taking sulphonylureas
3. Subjects with cardiovascular disease event within last three months (such as Myocardial Infarction [MI], unstable angina and stroke)
4. For Phase 2 study, subjects having more than 25% variation from 2 consecutive treadmill tests performed at least a week apart

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of new biomarkers
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlate clinical parameters (e.g. walking distances) in patients with PAD and type 2 diabetes treated with various standard of care medicines to genes and protein profiling in muscle biopsies.
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